Chapter 262: It Grants Longevity—how Awesome Is That?
Chen Han looked at the three rewards, seeing that they were either under renovation or in the process of being generated, and knew these rewards could not be completed in a short time.
He then looked at the sect residence information again:
Level: level 6 sect residence
Effect: simple and unadorned +2, ornamental value +2, sturdiness +..
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Upgrade requirements: money: （9132 million/????）. reputation: （124/???）. wish power: （56/????）
The upgrade requirements, just like before, were all in question marks. Obviously, just like previously, they would only be displayed after the renovation was completed or the two rewards had finished generating.
So this could not be rushed; he could only wait.
Chen Han walked outside and looked up. The Chen Clan was once again shrouded in a white light shield, and there were two layers of light shields.
One layer covered the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Its light was intense and extremely bright.
If his guess was right, this should be the renovation of the Daoist Sect special effect “sincerity brings blessings.”
Sincerity was clearly related to praying for blessings from the deity, so renovating the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall was reasonable.
The other layer of White Light was relatively faint. It not only shrouded the Chen Clan, but this time its range was unusually large, including the Chen Clan, the back mountain, and obviously also those rapeseed planting lands.
The Chen Clan + merit industry range.
Shangyuan Village, because it only contributed 30% of the shares and was not a merit industry, was not within the range.
But the rapeseed planting land had a large area. In the more distant parts, that faint white light shield was too far away to be clearly seen under the sunlight.
This should be the scanning of the terrain related to the Chen Clan to generate the Feng Shui Formation Diagram of “Gentle Breeze Comes.”
Chen Han observed for a while. Seeing nothing unusual, he began patrolling the Chen Clan.
Everything in the Chen Clan was normal. He then left the Chen Clan and walked around the surroundings, and discovered that it was rather lively near the rapeseed planting land, with many people watching.
He also walked over to check. As he got closer, he heard some tourists talking:
“Those people seem to be agricultural professors from Qingmin University leading a team to specifically study these rapeseed flowers.”
“These rapeseed flowers are indeed incredible. It hasn’t been long since it was revealed they were planted, and now they’ve grown so tall.”
“Yeah, it’s unbelievable. It seems the rumor that the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation sent a dream message to the Chen Clan and the Chen Clan then planted rapeseed is true.”
“…”
Listening to the tourists, Chen Han looked at some people in the rapeseed planting land. They were cutting some rapeseed leaves and then carefully placing them into containers.
There were also county officials accompanying them.
These people were naturally Bao Jing and his students.
After coming here, he had been conducting experiments in the laboratory arranged in Linhe County.
As the experiments went deeper, he even requested support from the university and had many pieces of equipment sent over.
For this, he did gain something. Studying that special substance, he discovered it contained a special element with very strong activity and a strong ability to divide…
Through various analyses, they judged that it seemed to be this element that allowed the rapeseed flowers to grow rapidly.
To confirm this, he came today to collect new experimental leaves and discovered that the rapeseed had actually grown quite a lot taller.
Under normal circumstances, from planting to blooming, rapeseed needs at least more than twenty days. With the current growth speed, these rapeseed flowers might only need about ten days.
At most, no more than fifteen days later, these ten thousand mu of rapeseed flowers of the Chen Clan could all be in full bloom.
This speed was absolutely astonishing, and once again proved that this element was definitely the reason for the rapeseed’s rapid growth.
The key point was that the composition of that special substance was not just this one element; there were other elements as well.
If this one element alone could have such an effect, then what about the others?
Using the latest instruments, they clearly found that after these elements were secreted, they could quickly combine with rapeseed cells and modify the cellular genes of the rapeseed.
It was truly unbelievable, only they still did not know what changes this would bring.
And this special substance absolutely did not exist in any known rapeseed varieties, as if it had appeared out of thin air.
Thinking that the Chen Clan had received the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing and then defied the season and pattern to resolutely plant rapeseed, they named this special substance: divine gift.
Bao Jing led his people to cut some specimens, then immediately returned to Linhe County and began testing in the laboratory with his students.
He once again detected the special substance “divine gift” and extracted from it the element that affected the growth speed of the rapeseed.
However, when it came to further analyzing this element in depth, he had no method. The instruments were the limitation.
But these instruments were already the most advanced ones sent by Qingmin University. Even back at the Qingmin University laboratory, they could not analyze it further.
“Teacher, there is no way to continue,” a student said with a frown, then suggested, “let’s try going back to the university.”
“The university side probably has no way either.” Bao Jing knew he had definitely discovered something extraordinary.
In all agricultural scientific research, many epoch-making technologies often came hand in hand with the discovery of special substances.
This time, he felt that the special substance he had discovered was absolutely remarkable. If it could be thoroughly understood, it might shock the agricultural research community.
“Let’s go to the capital city to borrow instruments.” Bao Jing did not hesitate and made the decision, then used special culture dishes to separate out and preserve that special element.
He preserved it in more than a dozen culture dishes and placed them in a special research preservation box. He hurriedly booked flight tickets and took his students to the capital city.
When local research encountered problems with equipment and instruments, they could go to the capital city to borrow them. This was also a benefit provided by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to encourage local research.
Naturally, borrowing sometimes depended on the situation, and often required waiting in line.
But agriculture was the most relaxed area. If you had connections, you could use the instruments directly upon arrival.
As it happened, Bao Jing had connections. His own teacher was an academician in this field. After saying hello, early the next morning he arrived at the agricultural research department and could use the instruments.
So having an inheritance from a teacher, especially a strong teacher, was a great help at times.
This was like many technology-based companies. Why do so many companies hire some newly graduated youngsters and even give them high positions?
Because these youngsters have connections. They can ask senior brothers or teachers for help, people the company might not be able to hire even if they tried.
However, just as Bao Jing and his students were about to start analyzing the element they brought, they were suddenly dumbfounded.
“Teacher, something is wrong,” a student said in disbelief.
“Did we take the wrong ones when we came out?” another student asked subconsciously.
Bao Jing also looked completely incredulous. After arriving in the capital city, all of the elements he had carefully separated and preserved had disappeared.
He was certain he could not have taken the wrong ones; he had carefully checked twice before departure.
Moreover, they had previously observed this element; it was impossible for it to disappear so quickly. The elements they had separated earlier were still safely preserved in the laboratory.
But what he had brought this time seemed to have vanished into thin air, as if they had only brought air.
What on earth was going on?
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The Chen Clan.
Early in the morning, after preparing the medicinal cuisine, Chen Han took out his mobile phone to scroll through some videos.
As he had guessed, there were indeed many tourists’ videos online that had gone viral, showing Uncle Dagou leading Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin running on the mountain path to train their physique and leg strength.
Tourists who went up the mountain to check in at the spirit spring would film the group whenever they encountered them.
He also came across videos of Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin privately training stance and leg strength.
This should be the work of his junior sister.
For clan members playing with short videos, all the accounts were operated by her. With popularity, she would definitely seize the opportunity and develop on multiple fronts.
For example, for Chen Linlin, his junior sister created an account for her, and in a short time she had gained nearly 100,000 fans, even more than Chen Dalong who had been doing it for much longer.
As for Chen Dao, he was not worth mentioning; his followers had just passed 30,
Mainly he was a man and currently only had videos of running on the mountain path.
In contrast, Chen Linlin, a girl, was much more popular in this kind of promotion.
While he was watching videos, he suddenly received an unexpected telephone call. It was Reporter Wu from New City News of the province calling: “Patriarch Chen, I have arrived at the Chen Clan and would like to visit you. When would you be available?”
Faced with this agent of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, Chen Han did not refuse. “I am available right now. Reporter Wu can come to my courtyard.”
This Reporter Wu’s visit was very likely for another interview, perhaps related to Chen Dao and Chen Linlin.
After all, the Chen Clan Prodigy was now a scenic sight. Not only tourists came to check in and film, but there were also viewers for the uploaded videos.
Meeting Reporter Wu and having a conversation, he was indeed here for an interview, but not to interview Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, the Chen Clan prodigies. Instead, he wanted to interview You Cai the dog.
Wu Ying continued, “Patriarch Chen, many places have now lifted bans on keeping rural dogs, but in our Qingmin Province region there has been no action. So I and some others are planning to do something for them.”
“Of course, I am not a Dog Lover. I just think this topic has traffic. Most importantly, I feel the Chinese Rural Dog is our own breed, a symbol of loyalty, honesty, and simplicity, and represents confidence in our national inheritance.”
“So why is it that so many foreign dog breeds are not banned, yet the Chinese Rural Dog is banned? There were even cases of large-scale capture and euthanasia of rural dogs before because of the ban.”
“I think this is something that should not happen. So I want to make a special feature and interview You Cai. After all, there is no Chinese Rural Dog smarter than him.”
Chen Han was a bit dazed by Wu Ying’s words.
Although everyone always called them “local dogs,” he did not know there was such a thing as a ban on local dogs.
Which idiot had come up with such a stupid thing?
A local dog is one you can scold yourself, but outside it is the noble Chinese Rural Dog. You can scold your own, but that does not mean you get to exterminate them.
After all, they were the “yellow dogs of the aged,” who had accompanied people through seven thousand years of wind and rain. Now they were blocked from their own door, while so-called poodles and teddy breeds were welcomed inside?
Chen Han did not hesitate and directly took out the special Dog Tooth Whistle and blew it.
Seeing this, Wu Ying knew Patriarch Chen was summoning those dogs she had seen before when she came for interviews.
She still could not understand how Patriarch Chen could be so far away and blow the whistle once, and those dogs would come.
Sure enough, after only a short while, barking sounded outside.
Wu Ying looked out and saw the dogs standing neatly outside the courtyard, with only You Cai walking inside.
She immediately took out her mobile phone and recorded this scene.
Compared to last time, You Cai had obviously grown a lot and looked even more imposing.
After entering the courtyard, You Cai barked directly at Chen Han. “Woof, woof, woof, woof!”
Chen Han pointed at Wu Ying and said, “Reporter Wu wants to interview you. Many places do not allow your companions to be kept, and she wants to help your companions. Next, you just obediently cooperate with her. Do whatever she asks you to do.”
Wu Ying was filming the man and dog. Hearing Patriarch Chen’s instructions, she really wondered if this dog could understand.
To her surprise, after listening to Patriarch Chen, You Cai walked straight over to her and barked, “Woof, woof.”
She could not understand dog language, but it should be asking her what to do.
Wu Ying subconsciously asked Chen Han, “Patriarch Chen, can he understand what you are saying?”
Chen Han smiled and made something up. “The Chinese Rural Dog is a breed that our ancestors carefully selected over thousands of years. Don’t be fooled by so-called pet dog IQ rankings. Those are made by people who sell pet dogs; they don’t know anything.”
“Older generations who kept dogs all know how smart the local dog really is. If the owner hits it, it watches their expression and pretends to be lame. If the owner feeds it, it only eats the food on the ground. When the owner uses it, it can guard the house, eat vegetables and melons and sweet potatoes, anything, and it is never picky.”
“Those pet dogs are all produced through inbreeding. Behind their cute looks is a high incidence of illness and high mortality, and crucially, they cannot produce a king of dogs.”
“Only local dogs can produce a king of dogs. The more you teach them, the smarter they become. Take You Cai for example. I teach him every day. He can understand not only what I say, but also what you say.”
“If Reporter Wu does not believe it, you can try.”
Wu Ying was very surprised by this. If Patriarch Chen had not said it, she would not have known local dogs were so smart. The key was, could this local dog really understand what she was saying?
She tried speaking to him. “You Cai, are you working now? Can you show me how you normally work?”
This was also one of her ways to prove the excellence of the Chinese Rural Dog.
After all, this group of local dogs from the Chen Clan were famous for being able to patrol and work on their own. This was something other pet dogs absolutely could not do.
You Cai obviously understood her. He walked straight out of the courtyard and did not forget to look back and bark at her.
Wu Ying was truly shocked now. He really understood.
As if annoyed by her slowness, You Cai turned back and barked twice again.
Only then did Wu Ying catch up. Seeing this, You Cai led the dogs into action.
Next, she followed the dogs as they patrolled within the Chen Clan, and Patriarch Chen’s local dog proved to be even smarter than she had expected.
A tourist asked if they could take photos with the dogs. You Cai barked twice and then led the dogs to line up, letting the tourist take photos.
Another time, when a tourist did not know where the sea of flowers was, the dog actually understood, ran over, barked to the tourist, and led them to the signboard for the sea of flowers.
Can you believe that?
The tourist who was led there cried out in amazement.
They even went out of the Chen Clan Main Entrance. When they saw tourists arguing, he directly led the dogs to stand between them and barked at both sides, obviously trying to mediate.
Honestly, just based on this, who would dare say that in the pet dog IQ rankings, the Chinese Rural Dog does not deserve to be listed?
Just based on this, how many dogs can do it?
But just because they eat simple food, are not fragile, and do not get sick easily, do they deserve to be called local dogs? Do they deserve to be banned?
Wu Ying soon followed the dog pack to the back mountain. Clearly, the back mountain was also their patrol area.
What she did not expect was that You Cai actually led them into a patch of forest.
The scenery here was quite nice. There was also an open space inside, with some swings and other things.
Three people were inside playing, as if waiting for this group of dogs.
Wu Ying was surprised. These three seemed to be the internet celebrity Ming Di, who played abstract content together with Patriarch Chen.
Ming Di and the others were also a bit surprised. He was recording a video and, seeing the dog pack, turned the lens toward them, only to find a woman behind them also recording.
Then both sides pointed their videos at each other.
“Woof, woof, woof!” You Cai’s barking broke the strange mood. He was barking at Ming Di, as if urging him.
Ming Di then reacted. “Dog Demon King brother, you finally came. I have waited for you for so long.”
As he spoke, he stretched his fist out toward the dog.
What happened next shocked Wu Ying. Patriarch Chen’s dog actually raised his paw and bumped it against Ming Di’s fist, just like brothers fist-bumping.
She suddenly realized something. This dog could even smartly cooperate with people to play abstract?
Oh my god.
This dog had become a spirit, right?
The dog retracted his paw and barked at Ming Di.
Ming Di understood, waved his hand, and Xu Bin and Zhu Xueqin came out carrying two buckets, which were filled with plump marinated chicken legs.
He had discovered by accident that he could use delicious food to buy these dogs. After continuously bribing them for three days, he had decided to shoot a video today.
With the foundation of the previous three days, the dogs really cooperated today.
When the two began distributing chicken legs, You Cai came over to sniff and, after confirming there was no problem, barked to the other dogs.
Immediately, the dogs all began to feast.
Holding his mobile phone to record, Ming Di did not forget his lines. “Dog Demon King brother, you have suffered. Don’t worry, I will definitely destroy the Chen Clan soon and rescue you.”
“…” Wu Ying did not know what to say for a moment and could only keep recording Ming Di’s performance.
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Chen Han did not know about this. For the whole day, apart from cultivating with the primary spirit stones, he was cultivating with spirit stones, wanting to quickly open one of the Ren and Du Meridians.
Now that the sect residence had upgraded and there was a dungeon teleportation array, he could take on demon extermination tasks at any time in the future.
So the key now was to raise his strength further.
After a day, the true qi in his body had condensed a lot, but it was still far from enough to open the Ren and Du Meridians.
Early the next morning, awakened by the alarm clock, Chen Han finished resting, washed up, and then used the 《Insect Control Technique》 to feed blood to several larvae.
The blood-colored runes on the larvae became more and more solid, as if they were about to materialize.
He then took out his mobile phone to have a look and found that many people had @-mentioned him.
“Patriarch Chen, your dog has rebelled!”
“Patriarch Chen, your dog had a secret meeting with a demonic cult rogue.”
“…”
These comments stunned him. He clicked in and saw it was a video posted by New City News of the province, the interview from yesterday by Reporter Wu.
《“Carefully selected by our ancestors over thousands of years, come see our yellow dogs of the aged!”》
This video had actually received over a million likes overnight.
The popularity was frighteningly high.
Reporter Wu’s eye for riding the heat was indeed good.
He also opened the video to watch. It started with Reporter Wu and him in the courtyard talking about rural dogs, followed by a series of performances by the dogs.
As for the dogs leading people, cooperating for photos, and mediating quarrels, none of that surprised him.
After all, the dog had truly become a spirit. He was a real demonic beast.
He glanced at the comment section. As expected, many people liked and praised the dog’s intelligence, and their hearts to defend rural dogs were stirred.
“Does anyone remember the 180,000 local dogs who died in service defending the country?”
“Who understands Su Shi’s ‘left holding yellow, right holding blue’? That’s really thousands of years.”
“Whoever came up with banning rural dogs must be brainless. Aren’t they afraid the ancestors will crawl out to get them?”
“…”
Chen Han understood these comments. After all, when he heard about the ban on rural dogs, he also felt it was unbelievable.
However, what puzzled him were some of the other comments:
“Damn, this reporter caught the demonic cult rogue and Dog Demon King meeting in secret. Won’t she be silenced?”
“Feels like this reporter has already been buried. The one posting the video might be Ming Di!”
“I thought it was an official video, but who knew it would suddenly turn into abstract news.”
Only after finishing the video did he understand why, especially when he saw You Cai find Ming Di, fist-bump him, and then Ming Di handing out chicken legs to the dogs.
He did not need to think much to know that Ming Di had learned how to bribe the dogs.
This guy was quite clever. Since the dog had become a spirit and would accept bribes from others, this time would no doubt bring Ming Di a lot of popularity.
His luck was really good.
Indeed, the end of this news video was basically an abstract cultivation video.
Especially when Ming Di said, “Dog Demon King brother, you have suffered. I will destroy the Chen Clan and rescue you.”
His acting was actually quite good.
He had to admit, in abstract videos, Ming Di got into character even better than he did. After finishing the video, he also planned to head to the special spiritual aperture.
Right at that moment, a game prompt appeared:
【Congratulations, the special Daoist Sect effect ‘sincerity brings blessings’ renovation is complete!】
Receiving this message, Chen Han’s face lit up. He looked at the remark information of “sincerity brings blessings” in the sect residence interface.
Level: level 6 sect residence
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Daoist Sect special effect:
Sincerity brings blessings: as the sect residence is upgraded, more and more righteous path cultivators come and offer incense to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. The flourishing incense offerings make the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation very satisfied and he grants a special rule-based blessing.
Anyone who sincerely offers incense in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall and provides wish power will receive the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing, which can eliminate negative conditions in their body. With long-term blessings, they can have good health and longevity.
“Damn…” Chen Han finally understood what sincerity brings blessings meant.
So this blessing was literally a blessing.
More importantly, this rule-based blessing was powerful. It meant that if the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation proved effective, he could be concretely manifested among the pious believers.
One could imagine that, after being blessed, pious people would only become more pious.
And for people nowadays, what is most important? You could say money, but good health and longevity are just as important.
Especially longevity; many tycoons could not obtain it no matter how much they sought it, and even the King of Hell would have to wait before acting.
Once, in the future, everyone knew that the Chen Clan’s believers were all very healthy and lived long lives, what would happen then?
This reward was a bit heaven-defying.
